Cora Staunton will return to AFL after Mayo championship duty

Mayo legend Cora Staunton has inked a new deal with AFL outfit Greater Western Sydney Giants — but won’t be returning to Australia until November.

Hopes are now high in Mayo that Staunton, a four-time All-Ireland winner, will return to the county fold for the championship after she missed the entire National League campaign following a successful debut season in Sydney.

The 36-year-old became the first international player signed by a women’s Aussie Rules side in 2017 and capped a remarkable spring by winning the club’s Goal of the Year award.